Immaculate Conception student among Earth Day billboard contest winners
Fifth graders in Ottawa, Sandusky and Seneca counties designed recycling and litter billboards. Winning art went up across the counties in April.
Fifth graders in Ottawa, Sandusky and Seneca counties entered the OSS Solid Waste District’s annual billboard contest, designing art around recycling or litter prevention. Winning designs were posted on billboards throughout April for Earth Day, April 22.
District staff picked three winners in each county. Sandusky County’s winners came from Stamm and Washington elementary schools in Fremont and from Immaculate Conception School in Bellevue, where Bella Natole’s design was chosen.
Each winner and school received a mini replica of the billboard. Students also got a T-shirt with their artwork and a fleece sweatshirt made from recycled soda bottles.
Recycling drop-offs and collection events are listed by the OSS Solid Waste District, and statewide guidance is at the Ohio EPA. Related: Lake Erie’s algal blooms. More in Schools & Sports.